Viking Foundation of Lincoln
Lincoln, NE · EIN 45-4491142. Reported 110 grants totalling $467,962 to 74 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Viking Foundation of Lincoln did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $12,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Cancer Connection | Johnston, IA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Des Moines Refugee Support | Norwalk, IA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colorado Youth Tennis | Denver, CO | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Miscellaneous | Lincoln, NE | $15,962 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Children & Families Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everbody Wins Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nebraska Appleseed | Lincoln, NE | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Common Threads Sewing Group | Lincoln, NE | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Karis Community | Denver, CO | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | Omaha, NE | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Everybody Wins Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for People in Need | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emergencyrvorg | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Malone Center | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adams Camp | Englewood, CO | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Extreme Community Makeover | Denver, CO | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run | Lincoln, NE | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Bike Kitchen | Lincoln, NE | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth on Record | Denver, CO | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fresh Start | Lincoln, NE | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hopespoke | Lincoln, NE | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mourning Hope | Lincoln, NE | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bookgive | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child Advocacy Center | Lincoln, NE | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Echo Collective | Lincoln, NE | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Des Moines Pastoral Counseling | Urbandale, IA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children and Families of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foster Squad | Ankeny, IA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yazda-Yazidi Cultural Center | Lincoln, NE | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| By Degrees | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Deserving Dental | Broomfield, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eastridge Presbyterian Church | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| For the Love of Grace | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Neighbor Community Center | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Denver | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Take the Ankeny Klothing Exchange | Ankeny, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women in Community Services | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wood Working With a Purpose | Ankeny, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Community & Cultural Center | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earthlinks | Denver, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Literacy | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Linked 2 Literacy | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Services of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tall Tales Ranch | Highlands Ranch, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Hub | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Weecycle | Aurora, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Fencing Association | Lincoln, NE | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Legal Immigration Assistance | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Impact | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (casa) | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Des Moines Soccer Club | Des Moines, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Lincoln City Libraries | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Home | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids and Dreams Foundation | Kenesaw, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Music Teachers (lmta) | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rabble Mill | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Pease | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| STEM Generation | Arvada, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Can Do This | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willard Community Center | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Hand Up | Des Moines, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ankeny Service Center | Ankeny, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clothes to Kids | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cross Purpose | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom Construction Services | Ankeny, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Family School | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Hygiene Network | Hickman, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Music Teachers Association | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lucky to Ride | Englewood, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocky Mountain Children's Health Foundation | Arvada, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
23 of 74 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 38%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Colorado Youth Tennis
HELP FUND THE SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIPS SO CHILDREN WHO LACK FUNDS CAN PARTICIPATE IN TENNIS. - Emergencyrvorg
PROVIDES NATURAL DISASTER SURVIVORS WITH SAFE, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. - Everbody Wins Iowa
CONTRIBUTE TO FURTHER THE POWER READ PROGRAM THROUGH HIRING AND TRAINING A COORDINATOR, PURCHASING BOOKS, ETC. - Extreme Community Makeover
COORDINATE VOLUNTEER TEAMS TO PARTNER WITH DENVER RESIDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. - Youth on Record
SUPPORT EXPANSION OF ITS MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP, WHICH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY GROWN IN ATTENDEE PARTICIPATION. - Lincoln Bike Kitchen
TRANSFORMS LIVES BY MAKING CYCLING ATTAINABLE FOR EVERONE, BY PROVIDING FREE BIKES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND CHILDREN IN NEED.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 60 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | $103,000 | $3,500 |
| 2022 | 26 | $126,900 | $4,450 |
| 2023 | 28 | $112,612 | $4,000 |
| 2024 | 27 | $125,450 | $4,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 50% of this one's giving went to organizations in Nebraska. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nebraska.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Viking Foundation of Lincoln's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 6039 Hidcote Drive, Lincoln, NE, 68516. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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